by Kristan Heneage

“When they’ve worked all week, the match for them is like the people down South going to the theatre, they’re going to be entertained.” – Kevin Keegan January 2008.

You could always guarantee entertainment at St James’ Park under Kevin Keegan. The goals may not have always been at the away team’s end, but it made for an engaging afternoon nonetheless. The drama, the joy, the heartache; it was all condensed into ninety minutes every week, and it made Newcastle one of the most appealing aspects of English football in the 1990’s. Read the rest of this entry »